Cheers: Season 7

The seventh season includes some of the very best Cheers episodes: Sam coming back from exile in Cancun (The indians there write songs about him ?) to save Rebeca from an unwanted marriage. Sammy orders souffle for dessert even though it'll take about 45 minutes. Woody and Kelly hooking up in hilarious fashion. Woody singing the unforgettable Kelly song (my favorite all time Cheers moment!). I was a big fan of Shelley Long and I wish I could say I missed her when she left Cheers but.......

On the first two disks there are a couple of episodes where the half the bar falls into darkness, i.e. alternating camera angles coincide with switching from a well lighted scene to a dimly lit scene. How did this happen? Regardless, if you own 6 seasons, you don't need anyone to comment on the content of the seventh. Just go buy it.

A small group of Bostonians once again congregate at Cheers to share and muse themselves over the oddities that take place within the walls of this basement bar. In the seventh season these people are spearheaded by the former baseball pro Sam Malone (Ted Danson) and the power-hungry Rebecca Howe (Kirstie Alley) who came to the show in 1987. In season seven these two continue to bang their heads with each other, as the season kicks off where season six ended. Rebecca looses her beloved Evan Drake to Japan while her new boss gives Sam her job. However, Rebecca finds a way to get back at Sam in a different episode, which amusingly backfires.

The conflicting personalities of Sam and Rebecca would be too heavy to handle if it was not for their two best friends: the living with mom and trivia-spitting mailman Cliff (John Ratzenberger) and the beer enthusiastic conundrum Norman (George Wendt) whose wife nobody ever has seen. The thoughtful psychiatrist Fraiser (Kelsey Grammar) brings contrast to the show with his objectively Freudian view on life. The sarcastic waitress Carla (Rhea Perlman) continues to shoot sharp lines to those who irritate her, and everyone does. There is also the kindhearted and mindless Woodrow Boyd (Woody Harrelson) who tries to jump into the conversations, but is with complete disconnection with the world. Together these characters bring new life to the seventh season, as they become the wheels of the sitcom under motor of Sam and Rebecca's quarrelling.

Cheers displays a well-written TV show that offers large amount of chuckles and laughter, as the environment of the bar fosters a sarcastic and quick-witted humor. The different characters bring a backbone to the jokes and situational humor that allows for the audience to make personal connections. Episodes such as "Norm, is that You?" and "What's Up, Doc?" allow the audience to connect with the characters in an hilarious manner, as Norm comes out as an interior decorator and Sam fakes impotence to get to know the aloof Lilith Sternin (Bebe Neuwirth). All of the 22 episodes offer similar terrific humor that will have the audience laughing hard. However, the seventh season shows signs of minute exhaustion, as it does not reach the same level of entertaining quality of previous season.

Cheers - The Complete Seventh Season offers wonderful comic relief for an audience, especially if the viewer feels a little tired and drained. Some episodes are better than others, but that is to be expected. The seventh season seems to suffer a little from some performance fatigue. It might be a consequence of having had this show on the air for seven years, as it might have caused the audience to become too familiar with the characters. Thus, this may make many of the comic experiences feel a little repetitive. Nonetheless, the seventh season offers a very good sitcom experience, which is a must see for Cheers fans and those who simply enjoy well-written humor.

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